Sanitary garbage-can.



' Patented June 15, 1915.

1/ III/Ill l/ll P. CLEMENT.

SANITARY GARBAGE CAN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1913.

l m g PAUL CLEMENT, 0F VOILGA, SOUTH DAKOTA- SANITARY GARBAGE-CAN.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that 1, PAUL CLEMENT, a citizenof the United States, residing at Volga, in the county or" Brookings,State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Sanitary Gan barge-Cans; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description. of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to garbage cans and has for an object to providea device of this character which will be so constructed that garbage maybe deposited therein without the escape of odor.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel tiltingfalse bottom within the can which receives the garbage, and

after the cover is closed may be tilted to deposit the garbage in thebottom of the can.

A still further object is to provide novel means for forming anair-tight seat for the tilting false bottomwhereby escape of odors isprevented, while at the same time shock to the parts when the falsebottom is re turned to operative position is reduced to a minimum.

A still further object is to provide a spring for automaticallyreturning the false bottom to closed position after each actuation.

With the above objects in view the invention consists of certain noveldetails of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed,it being understood that various modifications maybe made in the minor details of construction within the scope of theappended claim.

in the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention :-Figure l is aside elevation of my improved garbagecan. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection therethrough. Fig. 3

is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 33 Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is across sectional view on the line 4-4 Fig. 3. I t

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of referencedesignate similar parts, 10 designates a garbage can which is closedby-a cover 11 that preferably fits air-tight. In carryin out myinvention 1 provide a circular false bottom 12 within the cansubstantially at the middle thereof, the false bottom being fixed at oneend to a crank handle 13 that is ijournaled in the-side Specification ofZetters Yatent.

Application filed July 2, 1913.

tion.

Patentedd'nne lulled. Serial no. 777,043.

nal 14: that is journaled in the side of the can. Arranged above thefalse bottom is a stop 15 consisting of a half ring of yieldng materialsuch as rubber, the stop extending upon the inner wall of the canhorizontally from the gudgeon to about the crank handle. Arrangedbelowthe false bottom and diametrically opposite from the stop 15, 1s ahalf ring stop 16 of rubber or like material that extends horizontallyaround the inner wall of the can from the gudgeon to about the crankhandle. These stops form yielding seats which when the false bottom isdisposed in closed position prevent escape or" odors, and also formyielding stops which cushion the false bottom and operating partsagainst shock when the false bottom is returned to closed position aftereach actua- For returning the false bottom to opera 'tive position aftereach actuation, a helical spring 17 is seated on the crank handleoutside of the can and is connected at one end to the can wall and atthe opposite end to the crank handle as shown, the spring being placedunder tension and storing up energy as the crank handle is rotated totilt the false bottom to return the false bottom automatically to closedposition upon release of the crank handle.

To deposit garbage in the can, the cover 11 is removed and the garbagedumped in upon the false bottom, and then the cover 11 is replaced. Thecrank handle is now rotated with a resultant tilting of the false bottomand resultant discharge of the garbage therefrom into the bottom of thecan. Upon release of the crank handle the false bottom is returned toclosed position ready for the next deposite of garbage.

From the above description it will be seen that l have provided anextremely simple and inexpensive garbage can which will not emit odorswhen being filled or at other times, and which will be formed of a fewsimple parts that will not easily get out of order.

What is claimed, is

In a garbage can provided with a removable cover, a removable falsebottom pivot- "ally mounted midway of the can, oppositely MP5 I of saidrings being engaged by the upper face of one side of the false bottomand the other being engaged byvthe upper face of the other side of thesaid bottom, to limit the rotation of said bottom to a half revolution,a spring carried by the false bottom at its pivotal mounting' toyieldably hold said :bottom in contact with said stops, a crank handleto revolve said bottom out of engagement with the stops. 10

In testimony whereof, I afiiX my signature, in thepresence of twoWitnesses.

PAUL CLEMENT. Witnesses:

ANTON Bonsvonn, L. T. LARSON.

